Images from the 2015 Zephyr NationalsBy Murray de Lues, ,
8:32 PM Thu 12 Feb 2015
Photographer Murray de Lues has been in his element at the 2015 Zephyr Nationals being staged in Tauranga.
Here's an image gallery from the first three days of racing in the 46 boat fleet. ...[more]

Zephyr Nationals: Three way battle after three days in big fleetBy Tauranga YPBC Media, ,
8:10 PM Thu 12 Feb 2015
The Zephyr Nationals are in full swing with some exciting racing happening right in front of the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club.
A good-sized fleet of 46 Zephyr sailors from around the country is here with some beautiful boats. The age of the sailors range from several teenagers to seasoned sailors in their 70’s with some being past world and national champions with vast yachting experienc ...[more]

Cruising yacht disappears in Bay of IslandsBy Matthew Theunissen, ,
12:08 AM Tue 10 Feb 2015
A cruising yacht has vanished from Opua and its owners fear it may have been sailed overseas.Could this happen to your yacht? Retired Whangarei couple Carol and Stephen Holland have owned the 14m cutter Harlech for 13 years and taken it on two trips to the South Pacific. ...[more]

Northland duo dominate NZ Javelin NationalsBy Antje Muller, Takapuna Boating Club ,
6:11 AM Mon 9 Feb 2015
In a range of conditions the Javelin Skiffs fought hard for the title of National Champion in Takapuna this weekend. Current Sanders Cup holders Phil McNeil and Craig Gilberd won all eight races in an undisputable display of skill.
It did not look promising on Friday when racing was abandoned due to heavy winds, but the race committee team from the Takapuna Boating Club managed to hold eight ...[more]

Team Jolly: That’s One Way to Start the New Year - Aleh + PowrieBy isaf media, Miami ,
9:31 AM Fri 6 Feb 2015
Team Jolly - 2012 Olympic Gold Medalists and Rolex Sailors of the Year, Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie report on their latest regatta - the 2015 ISAF World Sailing Cup Miami: Its been a busy start to 2015, by the end of January we have already been to Miami and back, competed in and subsequently won the first World Cup event of this year.. ...[more]

Etchells Post Christmas Series: Gair just heads off Wills in Round 2By Etchells NZ media, ,
9:04 AM Wed 4 Feb 2015
Following the windless abandonment of Flight 1 last week, Flight 2 marked the true opening of the Etchells Post-Christmas Series - and what an opener.
A warm, brisk westerly breeze allowed RO Warwick Gair to set a long course on Auckland's inner Waitemata Harbour and the fleet to stretch its legs after a long Christmas break. ...[more]

Auckland Optimist + Starling Championships: The Watershed VideoBy Sail-World.com NZL, ,
11:08 AM Tue 3 Feb 2015
The Auckland Starling and Optimist Championships were held at the Wakatere Boating Club, on Auckland's North Shore over the weekend of January 24-26. Tommo from ARG Marine Media compiled this superb video using a variety of sources including drones, underwater, on board and on the water video. ...[more]

Champion Rainbow II tastes the Waitemata again after a 45 year absenceBy Alan Sefton, ,
9:40 PM Mon 2 Feb 2015
Rainbow II went back into the waters of the Waitemata Harbour today, nearly 45 years since she was lifted aboard a freighter bound from Auckland to Germany where she would challenge for yachting’s One Ton Cup. Rainbow is now on a berth outside the RNZYS where the final bits of her restoration will be completed, including the anti-skidding of the deck and cabin top. ...[more]

NZL Sailing Team: Double Gold at ISAF Sailing World Cup MiamiBy Jodie Bakewell-White, Yachting NZ, ,
2:46 PM Sun 1 Feb 2015
New Zealand has won double gold at 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami after Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, and Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech won the 470 and 49erFX events.
A further three of the NZL Sailing Team also come away from Miami with a top five finish in what has been a successful regatta for the kiwi contingent. ...[more]

NZL Sailing Team: One Gold secured at Miami - looking good for anotherBy Jodie Bakewell-White, Yachting NZ, ,
7:12 PM Sat 31 Jan 2015
At the conclusion of competition today, on what was the penultimate day of the ISAF World Cup series regatta, Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech have an unassailable 50 point gap over second place and consequently must simply show up for the race, then return to shore to be awarded the 49erFX gold medal. ...[more]

One Ton Cup Champion Rainbow II emerges from Vos Shed ahead of launchBy Alan Sefton, Auckland ,
4:42 PM Fri 30 Jan 2015
Former One Ton Cup Champion, Rainbow II emerged from the historic Vos Shed on the Auckland waterfront after a full restoration. She has been taken to the Pier 21 where the rig was stepped and final preparations are being made for the boat’s launching at 10am on Monday (2 February, 2015). ...[more]

NZL Sailing Team: Two Kiwi leaders extend on Day 4 at Miami SWCBy Jodie Bakewell-White, Yachting NZ, ,
12:24 PM Fri 30 Jan 2015
New Zealand crews continue to lead in two classes after Day 4 at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami. A total of six crews from the NZL Sailing Team are on target to make their medal race heading into the penultimate day of competition.
In similar style to yesterday, today saw both of New Zealand’s two-handed women’s crews, in the 470 and the 49erfX skiff, extend their points leads even further. ...[more]

Classics at Mahurangi - Juniors at Wakatere - History in SanyaBy ., ,
9:12 PM Wed 28 Jan 2015
Editorial from Sail-World.com’s New Zealand e-magazine for January 27, 2014: We look at the latest twist in the America's Cup 2013 edition - which just won't come to an end. Sailing history was created in Sanya, China on Tuesday - we explain why. And there is a quick look at one of the biggest Junior one design regattas ever held in New Zealand - whch happened over the long weekend at Wakatere BC ...[more]

ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami: NZL Sailing Team lead in three classesBy Sail-World.com NZL, ,
12:27 PM Wed 28 Jan 2015
Three NZL Sailing Team crews have retained their overnight lead after day two of racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami on now on Biscayne Bay in the USA. In the Women’s 470, Women’s 49erFX and the Mixed Nacra 17 multihull New Zealand is leading the way as the regatta moves into Day 3 of six. ...[more]

ISAF World Sailing Cup: Kiwis start strongly in MiamiBy Sail-World.com, ,
1:52 PM Tue 27 Jan 2015
NZL Sailing Team crews have got away to a fast start on the opening day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami. New Zealand holds the early lead in the Women’s 470, 49erFX and the Nacra 17, as well as second place in the Laser class. ...[more]

Auckland Optimists: Images from Day 3 at WakatereBy Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz, ,
11:50 PM Mon 26 Jan 2015
Image gallery from Day 3, and the final day of the 2015 Auckland Optimist and Starling Championships, contested by 235 sailors across the Optimist Green and Open fleets and Starlings. Entries came from six countries for the Optimist regatta. ...[more]

Auckland Optimist Championships: Images from WakatereBy Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz, ,
12:41 AM Mon 26 Jan 2015
The combined Auckland Optimist Championships and Auckland Starling Championships are underway at Wakatere BC.
The combined fleet size is believed to make this regatta the largest junior one design event ever held in New Zealand. ...[more]

Mahurangi Regatta: Classic racing in beautiful conditionsBy Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz, ,
6:58 AM Sun 25 Jan 2015
A large fleet of classic yachts once again competed at the Mahurangi Regatta the annual rallying point for Auckland's impressive classic yacht fleet.
Sailing in a light to moderate easterly breeze, the fleet did two laps of the course that takes them around Saddle Island at the entrance to the harbour. ...[more]

Bay of Islands Sailing Week: Will at the Races - Day 3By Sail-World.com, ,
11:48 PM Fri 23 Jan 2015
The ubiquitous Will Calver of Ocean Photography, was on the water during Day 3 of Bay of Islands Sailing Week.
Here's how he saw the day. ...[more]

Bay of Islands Sailing Week: Mayhem finds form on Day 3By Sail-World, ,
10:05 PM Fri 23 Jan 2015
Mayhem (Harry Dodson) regained her temporarily lost form and finished the third day of the Bay of Islands Sailing Week, with two second places and a win across the line.
On handicap she scored two wins and a second place. Series results are not available ...[more]